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Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press, 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. This volume presents for the first time a coordinated collection of major translations representing the three mainstreams of medieval Latin rhetoric (from description on dust jacket). Bound in dark red cloth and titled in gold on spine. 235.....
Item #061203
Chicago: University of Chicago, 1928. First Edition. Paperback. Stapled booklet. No writing or markings. Clean, crisp pages are lightly toned. Covers are lightly soiled/worn around the edges. Full refund if not satisfied. 0x0x0.
Item #020155
Australia, US, and others: Thomson : Heinle, 2007. 5th Printing. Paperback. Glossy cover with design. Indexed, 478 pp.
Item #060139
Paris: Bibliotheque-Charpentier, 1910. Hardcover. FRENCH TEXT, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Jules Claretie was born at Limoges. After studying at the lycée Bonaparte in Paris, he became a journalist, achieving great success as dramatic critic to Le Figaro. He was a newspaper correspondent and in 1885 he became director of the Theatre.....
Item #071710
No Publisher Listed, [1915]? Paperback. A small language guide for Amharic grammar; bound with beige paper, black text on blue leaves. Tightly bound, normal shelf wear, rubbed, edge wear. Text free of writing. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #071779
London: Oxford Univ. 1915. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Name in ink top of front wrapper. Rubbed, a little soiled. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 12 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 pound or less. Category: Language & Linguistics; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.....
Item #057687
Jerusalem: Manor, copyright1958. Barookh Urwand. Hardcover. HEBREW/ENGLISH TEXT. Designed for beginners who wish to learn Hebrew without a teacher. Seventy-two lessons with Notes, explanations, both idiomatic and grammatical. Letters, pronunciation, vowels, accent and pronunciation. [xxiv] 295 pp. CONDITION: Quarter bound red boards, gilt title on front and back, title on.....
Item #071875
Boston / New York / Chcago: D.C. Heath & Co., Publishers, 1915. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. German Text. Heath's Modern Language Series, edited with exercises, notes and vocabulary. 102 pp. followed by list of German grammar and readers series. CONDITION: Brown boards, title on cover and spine. Normal wear to edges.....
Item #074112
New York: Holt Rinehart Winston, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover (Vellum). Slightly rubbed, scattered heavy highlighting through first 100 pages. Small split in top of front hinge. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 388 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: Language & Linguistics; History. ISBN/EAN: 9780030786600. Pictures.....
Item #054984
Mexico: 1943. Black and White Illustrations. Hardcover. Limited Edition No. 60 of 2000. Hardcover. Beautifully bound in three quarter tree calf leather with burgundy cloth boards. Franciscan Tertiary Congress of the "Holy Gospel" of Mexico Literary Conferences 1943. Black and white illustrations include photos, plans, and maps. 375pp. CONDITION: Covers.....
Item #072410
New York: The John Day Company, 1947. Robert La Palme. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth with green lettering on spine and front cover. Illustrated. No writing in the book. 155pp., maps. Dust jacket is price clipped. Mylar cover. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #028695
Rome: Jo. Zempel, 1789. First Edition. Hardcover. (Vol. 2 only of 4) Ex library with book plate inside front cover. Binding worn, front cover detached, back hinge weak, back strip gone. Paper a little age toned and some very light foxing. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 528 pages. Text is.....
Item #055600
Rome: Jo. Zempel, 1789. First Edition. Hardcover. (Vol. 4 only of 4) Ex library with book plate inside front cover. Binding worn, front cover detached, back hinge weak, back strip gone. Paper a little age toned and some very light foxing. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 413 pages. Text is.....
Item #055601
Schnakenburg'i: Tartas ja Rias, 1884. First Edition. Hardcover. Card covers worn & soiled, partially detached, somewhat loose in binding. Paper age toned and brittle. Side stapled and staples rusting. Estonian lessons in orthography. Size: Small Octavo. 109 pages. Text is in Estonian. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1 pound or.....
Item #057730
Boston: Hilliard, Gray et al. 1827. 2nd American from 4th London. Hardcover (Full Leather). (Vol. 1 only of 2) Leather worn, scuffed, corners bumped, front cover almost detached, back hinge weak. No library markings but a book plate has been removed from inside front cover. Paper age toned and quite.....
Item #055616
No Publisher Listed, No Date Listed. Hardcover. Hardcover. Bound in three quarter blue cloth with teal boards. Black text and illustration on cover. The Holy Eucharist translated into Chewa (Nyanja).30pp. CONDITION: Covers have mild rubbing and soiling. Pages are crisp and clean. Binding and text block are sound.
Item #071360
Venice: a spese di Francesco Pitteri librajo, 1734. Hardcover. Italian text. Four sections of important historical significance during 1734-1735 in Italy. Paginated; hardbound boards covered in vellum. Binding is sound. On spine it reads "XVII" and printed "1734" with notations at spine bottom in contemporary script. CONDITION: Shelf wear to.....
Item #074929
In Venzia: A Spese di Francesco Pitteri Librato in Venezia. 1779. Hardcover. Written in Italian, this small book measuring 6.75" tall x 4" wide x 1" thick, was "Story of the Year". Bound in vellum, covers are plain with gilt lettering on the spine. Loosely translated into English, this book.....
Item #074837
New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1941. Revised Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Dust jacket rubbed, little soiled, small tear in back. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 693 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 4 pounds or less. Category: Language & Linguistics; Reference. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available.....
Item #055008
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. Combined Edition; Reprint. Hardcover. COMBINED EDITION. REPRINT, 1992. Written in Latin and English. Hardcover. Bound in navy blue publisher's cloth with gilt lettering on the cover and spine. xxiii, 2126 pp. A very nice copy with very minor shelf wear. Like New. Full refund if.....
Item #069433
Frankfurt, Germany: Charles Jugel, 1841. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. FIRST EDITION, 1841. Written in German and English, contents include sketches of distinguished German writers, interlineal translations from German selections, notes in reference to Ollendorff's grammar, selections from German poets with English translation and biographical sketches of some celebrated German writers. 400.....
Item #070719
Paris: Theophile Barrois Fils, 1822. Revised Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Leather worn, hinges broken. Paper age toned & very lightly foxed. Pages wrinkled from early dampness & some staining at edges. Last few pages show extra wear, some light pencil marks and one leaf has a tear in the center.....
Item #055365
Columbia, SC: Hornbeam Press, 1976. First Edition. Paperback. Paperback. No writing in the book. ix, 636pp. Full refund if not satisfied.
Item #027581
Cincinnati: Phonographic Institute, 1856. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Cloth covers, worn, soiled, portion of back strip gone. Foxing throughout, some of the sections browned & a little brittle, some only lightly age toned. The lessons, including early history, a poet's opinion, how to teach phonography, etc. are all in.....
Item #048412
Cleveland: Baptist Mid-Missions, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Dust jacket worn, chipped. Covers lightly spotted. This work was aimed especially at missionaries attempting to learn the local languages and includes information on reproducing the sounds as well as vocabulary and grammar. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10". xiii +.....
Item #051854